Agnes Makepeace has always been courageous and strong-minded and on the surface, she couldn’t be more unlike the chilly, reserved Helen Spencer. Agnes knows there is a mystery to her own background and is determined to discover the truth about her past. She believes the key to unlock the secret is held with husband’s employer, Judge Zachary Spencer of Lambert House - a mean-spirited widower and solitary man.
Judge Spencer has long neglected his daughter, Helen and notices her even less when he takes a new wife. But he has underestimated both the extent of his daughter’s misery and her determination to enact her revenge. Helen’s new-found confidence causes her to behave in a way that will have a lasting, and shocking impact on both families and, surprisingly, leads to a lifelong friendship with Agnes.
Yet it is only when the broodingly silent house on Skirlaugh Rise ceases to hold its breath and deliver the answers that Agnes has been seeking that she can finally find the peace of mind she has always longed for.
Les mer
A sweeping novel of love, lust and hatred set in 1950s Lancashire
Agnes Makepeace has always been courageous and strong-minded; on the surface, she couldn't be more unlike the chilly, reserved Helen Spencer. Agnes knows there is a mystery to her own background and is determined to discover the truth about her past. She believes the key to unlocking the secret is held with her husband's employer, and Helen's father, Judge Zachary Spencer of Lambert House - a mean-spirited widower and solitary man.
Judge Spencer has long neglected his daughter and notices her even less when he takes a new wife. But he has underestimated both the extent of his daughter's misery and her determination to enact her revenge. Helen's new-found confidence causes her to behave in a way that will have a lasting and shocking impact on both families and, surprisingly, lead to a lifelong friendship with Agnes.
Yet, it is only when the broodingly silent Lambert House ceases to hold its breath, and delivers the answers that Agnes has been seeking, that she can finally find the peace of mind she has always longed for.
Also by Ruth Hamilton
MERSEY VIEW, THE READING ROOM, MEET ME AT THE PIER HEAD
www.ruth-hamilton.co.uk
Les mer
A sweeping novel of love, lust and hatred set in 1950s Lancashire
ISBN
9781447287650
Publisert
2015-09-10
Utgiver
Pan Macmillan; Pan Books
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416
Forfatter